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{Disney Castle, exterior}

Even, Somebody of Vexen, moved to follow Severa to engage ENCOM Programs, but yelled out in pain as something hit him from behind. He fell forward, a dart sticking out of his back. More programs crowded around, trying to hem Severa in. A red dot appeared on Severa's chest.

"Drop your weapon and surrender." A voice yelled out from the same direction the laser beam. "Or die here and now. Your choice."

More laser beams aimed at Severa.

 

{Disney Castle, interior}

Master Aqua took her old Keyblade from Luna. She took in a deep breath and smiled.

"It is good to have this back, thank you." She said, closing her eyes for a moment.

She reopened her eyes and nodded to Luna.

"We had better arrange a way to get wounded in here for us to heal. Maybe a few of the Guardians could-"

"Dilan to all available forces." The former Xaldin said via a wall mounted radio. "Evacuate! Repeat, evacuate! Four more capital ships warping in!"

Aqua gave the wall radio a shocked look.

"What is this?" She hissed and made for the door.

Before she got to it, it exploded inward with Dilan flying backwards and landing in a heap in the infirmary. From the out of the dust and debries, a man in a suit shot in and wrapped an arm around the stunned Aqua's neck, putting a blade to her neck. Four more people in suits came in and pointed various weapons at the Guardians.

"Don't try anything, Keybladers." The one who had Aqua growled. "We of the Ulthor know how to beat your cursed weapons."

In the ensuing silence, there was a metallic ping. The Ulthor agent in the back flipped a coin and caught it. A tallish man with short cut blond hair, goatee and with a number of ear piercings, he noted what it had landed on and put it away. A playing card appeared in his hand and he threw it at the agent holding Aqua captive. As soon as the card hit, the man holding Aqua turned into a card.

 

{Twilight Town, Old Mansion}

Elenar, formerly Larxene, managed to dodge out of the way of the energy blasts coming in from the digital battle cruise in the sky. Most of the young Keyblade wielders gathered at the old mansion were not so lucky and were thrown by the blast and killed. One lucky Wielder was snatched by Zion and Xion before the duo with their new patient disappeared in a flash of Light. As the smoke cleared, Aeleus (Somebody of Lexaeus) groaned and tried to get up.

Elenar readied herself to added some lightning to Celas's Duel Ragnoraks against the ship, but saw a red dot on the back of Celas's back.

"Look out!" She yelled and jumped in between Celas and where the beam was coming from, erecting a Barrier in the blink of an eye. There was a loud bang and Elenar was thrown back, hitting Celas. The Savage Nymph crumpled to the ground, blood trickling out of the corner of her mouth. For a moment before it faded, there was a neat little hole in Elenar's barrier.

Above, the capital ship rearmed its weapons for kill shots, but was hit by a beam from one of the mansion's 2nd story windows. The ship crackled with energy as its guns started moving erratically.

"Get inside!" Ansem the Wise yelled from the 2nd story window as he tossed out a smoking device he had just coupled together. "It will be back online in seconds!"

Over the the city proper, more capital ships warped in over hand and started landing Program troops, causing panic and confusion from the general populace.

 

{The Castle That Never Was}

Old Master Xehanort looked over his Organization with pride. He was beginning the final stages of his plan. The puny Lights would not be able to rest dancing to his tune.

"Friends" he called out in his cracked voice. "Soon, all our work will come to fruition, and Kingdom Hearts will be-"

The old man's speech was cut short as a massive explosion shook the castle, tossing some of the 13 Darknesses out of their seats.

"What was that?" Master Xehanort demanded as he pulled himself back into his normal sitting position.

Xigbar teleported back to his chair after he left to see what was going on.

"It's ENCOM ships opening fire on the castle." The one eyed sharpshooter reported. "I thought you said they couldn't come into our world."

Master Xehanort's face hardened.

"My Darknesses, prepare to defend the Castle." He ordered.

 

{Traverse Town}

Three figures in dark suits stood on top of the Gizmo Shop in Traverse Town, crowding around a small computer they had set up.

"Are you sure the Doctor said this would work?" A tall blond woman with a beauty spot below her left eye asked.

A man with a stubble and glasses rolled his eyes.

"Yes, Helga." He answered. "I was paying attention when the mad genius gave us this."

The color ran out of the man's face as he caught sight of the glare the blond woman was giving him.

"Um, Commander Sinclair." He corrected himself.

Helga Sinclair snorted her contempt and jerked a thumb at the computer.

"Then fire up our remote control monsters and sweep the city for Keyblade Wielders." She ordered." But make sure they keep civilian casualties to a minimum."

The man with glasses nodded and saluted, a poor think to do together, and typed in commands into the computer. When the last key stroke went through, the Gizmo Shop's front door burst open and Heartless Neoshadows with some sort of control collars on them bounded out, there keen senses looking for the strong hearts that Keyblade Wielders had.

 

{Radiant Garden}

Ienzo, Zexion's true self, finished transferring files and assembling various pieces of equipment he wanted before returning to the Old Mansion in Twilight Town when he heard a loud boom and some commotion outside the castle. Dashing outside, the Cloaked Schemer stopped suddenly when he saw three capital ships hanging over Radiant Garden. To his trained eye, he recognized the pattern of the digital ship.

"How did they get programs out of the computer?" He thought.

Ienzo heard a light laugh from behind him.

"Magnificent, isn't it?" A female voice asked. "Once we found out how to transfer Clu and his troops into our world, we could finally realize your plan. And how beautifully it is working, too."

The Cloaked Schemer turned to face the uniformed woman with glasses, a sly smile on his lips.

"My dear Jihl, did you doubt me?" He asked in a mock hurt tone.

Jihl Nabaat laughed again and stepped forward to place a hand on Ienzo's shoulder.

"The Decolor is grateful for your contribution." She said.

Ienzo's smiled remained, but took on a satisfied look. It was all working like he planned.

 

 

{Enchanted Dominion}

Maleificent stormed through her old castle. She felt degraded having to come back here, but a better hide out had not been available. Plus, the Decolor wouldn't try to bother her here on her own world.

She swiped into an inner room she had given over to one of her new allies and found him tending to his patient. King Candy squirmed under his physician's care.

"Easy, my code is sensitive, ya know." He whined.

"Silence!" Maleficent thundered. "It was your own foolishness that lead to your damage. I told you to avoid the heroes."

King Candy fell silent, too scared of the Witch to say anything. The middle aged doctor chuckled slightly as he straightened up and adjusted his glasses.

"Do not worry, m'lady." Doctor Cidolfus Demen Bunansa said in a calming voice. "This digital monarch will make a full recovery with some improvements."

Candy made to say something, but was glared into silence by the Witch. Maleficent looked back to Dr. Cid.

"And the other project?" She demanded.

Dr Cid's amused smile was replaced by a look of almost religious zeal.

"Ah, yes. I believe I have made the break through we required." He answered.

This time, it was Maleficent's turn to smile.

"Show me."

The Archadian scientist bowed and lead the way out of the room.

"The power requirements were astronomical." He explained as he led the way down a corridor. "I had to practically burn out a star to generate the power necessary and a fool would have let that power to burn out the project's systems before fruition,"

The Doctor paused as he placed a hand on a door's handle.

"But I am no fool." He declared and dramatically opened the door.

Inside was a room full of equipment, but was dominated by a giant transparent tube filled with a liquid. Floating inside was a girl off about 14 years of age and multicolored hair. Tubes extended from the top of the tube and into her veins while a breath mask rested over the girl's mouth. A plaque was placed at the base of the tube bearing the inscription "Project Lacuna."

"Our Void Witch is nearly finished." Maleficent said, dark intentions in her eyes.

 

 

(*Whew* did you see that, cause I will not be doing that again.)

{Twilight Town: Alley Ways}

Aeleus grunted his acknowledgement of Kyle's story.

"Stories like yours are becoming more of the norm." He said. "With the old order of Keyblade Wielders dying out, new Wielders are thrust into the fray to survive as best they can. Let's hope you are not a part of the last generation of Wielders."

These last words he said as the duo reached the beach. The Silent Hero took a moment to get his barring, then headed for the de Wynter estate.

 

{Radiant Garden: Castle}

"Let's just say avoiding people has become more then a hobby here of late." Lea answered Mysanca.

The Furry rubbed the back of his head, searching for what to say.

"Well, as far as I know, the only member of my 'group' currently is me." He replied, somewhat awkwardly. "But if you want in, I guess..."

He glanced around, as if searching for inspiration. Finally shrugging, he summoned his Keyblade and tapped Mysanca on both shoulders with the flat of the blade.

"I dub thee, I dub thee, part of the group." He said quickly. "Now, what do you know about current events of the world's?"

 

{Disney Castle: Decolor Ship; Outside the Server Room}

The Cloaked Schemer smiled a little.

"Excellent." He said. "Having someone along is always more pleasant. And I must say, you have a better sense of humor then Aeleus."

For a moment, Ienzo worried about his quite friend. Dilan and Even were more allies and colleagues then actual friends. He once looked up to Even, but the Chilly Academic's haughtiness and lack off...well, goals beyond science lowered Ienzo's opinion of him. As for Dilan, it was too painful to watch a man who had been all about duty deal with the fact that he had become a sadistic manipulator. Maybe once he found himself, he would be worth looking up to again. And then there was Aeleus.

"If you don't mind me asking, do you have any friends you look up to?" He asked, sounding a little uncertain.

 

{Twilight Town: Beach}

The Ulthor Agent glared at Aqua for a moment before he was forced to drink salt water by Edge. He sputtered and heaved a little after the Ninja let up, but soon regained his composure.

"I can see by your Wielder overlord that you are to blind to see the problems before you." He said, still coughing a little. "You won't understand where we are coming from, or how close to the edge everything is. You want me explain that to you, I'd be happy to. But as for information about troop strength and position, you're barking up the wrong tree. All I knew was our operations here, so I don't know anything to tell you."

"And you wouldn't tell us if you did, right?" Aqua asked in a neutral tone.

The Agent gave her a long glare, then nodded.

 

{Twilight Town: Train Station}

Dilan scratched his chin thoughtfully as he considered Noctis's suggestion.

"A residual energy signature might be worth looking into." He admitted. "I'll get Even on it, as soon as I find him."

Rolud came strolling out, whistling something under his breath.

"Prisoner resecured." He told Dilan.

The Lancer nodded.

"Candy cannot lead us to the station, as he was shipped off it in secrecy." He added, speaking to Celas. "Our enemy seems very determined to keep that station's location a secret. Unless Even can find something we can use on Candy, our current course of action is to find this Long John Silver."

"Silver?" Rolud repeated. "Oh, I know that pirate. Cheated me at a cards, once."

Dilan gave the Gambler an annoyed look.

"Where?" He asked.

"Montressor Space Port." Rolud answered promptly. "Nice little hub that hasn't seen a lot of heartless or Keyblade activity. The Decolor have a few operations there."

The Gambler rolled his eyes at Dilan's continued glare.

"Look, you want a full report of what I know, like in the old days, give me some time and at least some paper."

"Noted." The Lancer growled.

"So...we're going to a new world?" Leah asked, hesitantly.

"If we want to get anything done, yes." Dilan answered, irritation clear in his voice.

 

{Disney Castle: Decolor Ship; Hanger}

Hanger crew was scattering to the sides to provide clear lines of fire for the guards, who were setting up defensive lines between between Nocturne and the closing hanger door. A few programs were already throwing their discs at the Guardian.

Locke and Lumiara separate from their exchange of blows as both tried to figure out the best angle to come from.

"You're making a mistake." Locke said calmly. "Siding with the prisoner will lead you to a bad end."

"For the kind of power he can led me to, I'll risk it." The Graceful Assassin said smugly.

Suddenly, Lumiara slung his scythe around, sending a wave of energy trailed by rose pedals at Locke, then dashed towards the hanger door. Locke dropped into a crouch, slamming the sheath to his hidden sword into the ground. A barrier bubble formed around him and absorbed Lumiara's attack.

"I certainly hope not." he said, following him to the estate. "So, what do we do when we get there?" he asked.

"Montressor Space Port?" Celas said. "I think I've seen that place before."Noctis looked at the Wielder and pointed his finger at her."Been there?" He asked.The Dark Warrior copied the Prince and pointed her finger at him."Not sure. Perhaps." She answered. "My mind is hazy. I do remember something about a treasure, or something like that."Noctis stared at Celas for a few seconds, then he noticed. The Dark Warrior was trying her best to hold a cough."Are you alright?" Noctis asked.Celas' eyes wandered away from the Prince's."Yeah. I'm excellent. Nothing to worry about." She answered. "But thanks for the concern."The Dark Master then looked at the others."So...do we take the shortcut to this Space Port?" She asked as she slowly lifted her arm. "Dark path style. Or should we wait for Mister Lucky Seven here."

{Twilight Town: Alley Way/Beach}

"Hope our potential allies don't shoot us." Aeleus said.

The big man watched the de Wynter Estate as he and Kyle approached it. 5 yards from the house, he stopped.

"I'm looking for Master Aqua." He said in a clear, loud voice to the members of Nightwing Squad who were on watch. "We need to coordinate our strikes against the Decolor."

 

{Twilight Town: Train Station}

Leah gave Celes a worried look after Noctis's question, while Lacuna stared at the Dark Master, as if looking straight through her.

"I'm ready when ever." Rolud said casually. "Might be fun to met back up with Mr. Silver."

"I will not be coming." Dilan said, after a moment's consideration. "Aeleus will need to be updated and Even found."

He gave the Gambler a look that simply promised what would happen if Rolud decided to bet on another side. The Lancer then switched his gaze to Leah and Lacuna.

"As for you two." He began.

"A girl from a bygone era with little to no understanding of current events or locations." Lacuna cut in. "And a potentially mad science experiment. Both of which could prove unreliable in the field, or worst, prove a hazard."

Leah visibly bridled at being called a hazard, but deflated when she realized she couldn't really argue the point. She was only barely keeping up with what was going on as it was. And the situation seemed to be getting worse.

"Well put." Dilan replied to the Void Witch.

He then looked to Celas and shrugged.

"Up to you, if you which to take them." He said. "Just realize the risks."

Kyle hung back, letting Aeleus take the lead, since he had no idea what to do, or what was going to happen.

Celas nodded at Dilan as a dark portal opened."Duly noted." She answered. "In any case, both are coming, unless they have some objection."Noctis looked at Lacuna then at Leah."This will be good for her" He then pointed at Leah. "to get some field experience."The Dark Master sighed and waved her hand."Hazard or not...let us make the best of this situation." She said. "Whatever that may be."Celas then looked at everyone."So, shall we?"

{Twilight Town: Beach}

The Ulthor Agent glared at Aqua for a moment before he was forced to drink salt water by Edge. He sputtered and heaved a little after the Ninja let up, but soon regained his composure.

"I can see by your Wielder overlord that you are to blind to see the problems before you." He said, still coughing a little. "You won't understand where we are coming from, or how close to the edge everything is. You want me explain that to you, I'd be happy to. But as for information about troop strength and position, you're barking up the wrong tree. All I knew was our operations here, so I don't know anything to tell you."

"And you wouldn't tell us if you did, right?" Aqua asked in a neutral tone.

The Agent gave her a long glare, then nodded.

 

{Disney Castle: Decolor Ship; Hanger}

Hanger crew was scattering to the sides to provide clear lines of fire for the guards, who were setting up defensive lines between between Nocturne and the closing hanger door. A few programs were already throwing their discs at the Guardian.

Locke and Lumiara separate from their exchange of blows as both tried to figure out the best angle to come from.

"You're making a mistake." Locke said calmly. "Siding with the prisoner will lead you to a bad end."

"For the kind of power he can led me to, I'll risk it." The Graceful Assassin said smugly.

Suddenly, Lumiara slung his scythe around, sending a wave of energy trailed by rose pedals at Locke, then dashed towards the hanger door. Locke dropped into a crouch, slamming the sheath to his hidden sword into the ground. A barrier bubble formed around him and absorbed Lumiara's attack.

 

{Twilight Town: Alley Way/Beach}

"Hope our potential allies don't shoot us." Aeleus said.

The big man watched the de Wynter Estate as he and Kyle approached it. 5 yards from the house, he stopped.

"I'm looking for Master Aqua." He said in a clear, loud voice to the members of Nightwing Squad who were on watch. "We need to coordinate our strikes against the Decolor."

 

Kyle hung back, letting Aeleus take the lead, since he had no idea what to do, or what was going to happen.

[sorry about the long wait, especially to you RP Host. Long story short: s**t hit the fan hard and I was tasked {read: forced} with handling the situation. I'm burned out and exhausted, but for god's sake I love Rikunobody's RPs and it would be criminal for me to stop. Well that and RPing seems to be a stress reliever for me so... heer we go!]

 

[Twilight Town, beachfront. Nightwing Squad]

Despite having been trained by the Guards Program, the one identified as Nightsparrow winced ever so slightly as the interrogation was underway. He had always viewed capturing and interrogating prisoners as a general failure of upholding his duties, opting instead of using cunning and stealth to gain intelligence on his, or rather their, adversaries. He couldn't blame anyone for having to do this however; the desperate situation forced their hands. All the leader could do was monitor the master and make sure she doesn't become corrupted by the unorthodox ways of combat.  

 

"I can see by your wielder overlord that you are too blind to see the problems before you." the prisoner sputtered.

"Permission to fire?" he heard Shadowhawk calmly whisper. The Guard glanced over and saw his faithful rifleman aiming his weapon at the prisoner's head; his aim rock steady and with a stare that could only be achieved by the coldest of snipers. The leader stayed quiet, knowing that nothing would happen so long as he kept his mouth shut.

"You won't understand where we are coming from, or how close to the edge everything is. You want me explain that to you, I'd be happy to. But as for information about troop strength and position, you're barking up the wrong tree. All I knew was our operations here, so I don't know anything to tell you."

"And you wouldn't tell us if you did, right?"

Sparrow's fears were realized at the remark, and was now conflicted on what to do as he finally spoke. "Alright then. We got the wrong person for these questions. Regardless, we'll have to eliminate you as a threat. Raven?"

"Sir?" the medic quickly snapped back.

"You know what to do. Hawk, stand down. Non-lethal, remember?"

 

The medic took several steps forward. "Whenever we're finished, I'll do what I have to do. Master, again you might want to look away."

 

[Now with Kyle and Aeleus]

As Sparrow sighed in disappointment, his earpiece cackled with Kiwi's voice. "Be advised, two personnel approaching. Intentions unknown. Behind you." Both he and Hawk looked over and saw Aeleus and Kyle. "I'm looking for Master Aqua." the silent hero addressed. Raven, Hawk, and Sparrow were immediately on edge, more so than they already were thanks to the live prisoner as their bodies twitched into a defensive stance. "We need to coordinate our strikes against the Decolor."

"Possible friendlies." Hawk growled, and his lapel mic broadcasted the remark to their scout. 

"Well go say hi to them!" Kiwi replied back over their comms. "You all look mean and scary, and that's not gonna help with first impressions, or get us help for that matter!"

For a scatterbrain and a man-child, the kid's got a point. Sparrow relaxed his stance as he addressed the newcomers with a firm, confident tone. "Thank you for stating your intentions. State your names, and keep your hands were we can see them. Failure to comply will be interpreted as hostilities and we will use appropriate force." The fact the stranger stopped at a relatively safe distance was slightly reassuring to the leader, but having been fooled before, he wasn't gonna let his guard down. So long as we keep a buffer zone of safety around the master, thing should go rather smoothly. I admit we're desperate for help, but for Light's sake this is not what we had in mind.

 

Luna and Ghost were near the area, having established their own patrol patterns and watching out for any signs of a set-up. The former watched the exchange from a distance, and moved to position herself in case Kyle wanted to do something 'drastic.' I wonder if they really want to help us? she thought to herself as she studied the boy carefully, It would be nice to have some help with this new threat to us. The latter continued her patrol, surprised at the turn of events that had transpired.

 

[Decolor Ship: Hanger]

The restraining lens over his left eye was quick to suppress any thoughts and feelings of panic as he saw the defensive line forming in front of him. What little solace there was of not having to worry about collateral damages to the hanger crew was quickly replaced with combative instincts as the discs started flying towards him. A quick flick of his wrist, and his sub-rifles were recharged with light from his heart as he raised both weapons and aimed in front of him. Prioritizing the personnel rather than the approaching projectile, the Keyblade Sharpshooter quickly realized that the projectiles were blocking his aim, and immediately side-stepped not only to try dodging their attacks, but to also gain a better vantage point to squeeze out a shot. Unfortunately for Nocturne, the quick shift along with the constant running towards the line forced him to lose his aim on his targets as he raised his sub-rifles again and leveled it in front of him. 

~Edge~

"No, hold off a little longer." Edge said, putting out a hand to stop Raven from getting any closer. "Let's just say I'm curious. I'm almost done." Edge explained. The Ninja Prince leaned in closer to the captive. The fear pill he had slipped the man should begin working any second. And then he'd talk, that much was certain. "If you are so willing to share your moralities and motives, then please do." Edge asked with a curt nod. Insight into this provided little tactical knowledge, but would be plenty informative. "And after that, I want a full description of the master plan for your invasion of the worlds and profiles of your leaders. Please." He continued with his demands, the final word tinged with an unspoken threat. He didn't want to waste anymore sea water on the hostile, and he shouldn't need it, considering he'd seen the effects of those hallucinations before. Even the most loyal of Golbez's vassals bent before such powerful and vivid illusions.

 

~Rydia~

Rydia made her way over to the other girls, Luna and Ghost, after taking her leave of Edge. She followed Luna's eyes towards Sparrow and the newcomers. "You guys are always so strict. You must take your duties very seriously." Rydia commented. Though she had been on the frontlines of war in her world, she had never been around soldiers with such devotion and passion.

 

~Severa~

As they walked through the hallway and Ienzo posed his question, Severa was forced to delve deeper into her own thoughts. "Well, as you know, I've been a lone traveler for a really long time," She admitted. "Nothing but a sword at my side and a bit of experience. I didn't really have anybody, y'know, to be close to." Severa said. "When I was younger, before my world fell to the heartless, I admired my mother. She was always so strong, so perfect, so beautiful. And I guess I had a friend, an older boy who I guess I looked up to. But its been so long since I've seen either of them..." Severa trailed off, leaving it unsaid but perfectly clear that they had likely both died.

 

~Neena~

The Assassin finally arrived in the hangar. She spotted Nocturne, Lumiara, and Locke, and understood the situation in a few seconds. She scowled. "I've found you Guardian!" Neena called to Nocturne. She drew her bow, and fired off a single darkness powered arrow before dashing forward quickly. The Assassin did not intend to let a prisoner escape so easily.

Kyle looked at their surroundings and knew they'd be in trouble if things went bad.  He braced himself, preparing to summon his Keyblade if needed.

(If it's okay, I'd like to change my Keyblade to one I came up with myself, not much of an artist so I can't draw it, but I can provide a description)

~Edge~

"No, hold off a little longer." Edge said, putting out a hand to stop Raven from getting any closer. "Let's just say I'm curious. I'm almost done." Edge explained. The Ninja Prince leaned in closer to the captive. The fear pill he had slipped the man should begin working any second. And then he'd talk, that much was certain. "If you are so willing to share your moralities and motives, then please do." Edge asked with a curt nod. Insight into this provided little tactical knowledge, but would be plenty informative. "And after that, I want a full description of the master plan for your invasion of the worlds and profiles of your leaders. Please." He continued with his demands, the final word tinged with an unspoken threat. He didn't want to waste anymore sea water on the hostile, and he shouldn't need it, considering he'd seen the effects of those hallucinations before. Even the most loyal of Golbez's vassals bent before such powerful and vivid illusions.

 

~Rydia~

Rydia made her way over to the other girls, Luna and Ghost, after taking her leave of Edge. She followed Luna's eyes towards Sparrow and the newcomers. "You guys are always so strict. You must take your duties very seriously." Rydia commented. Though she had been on the frontlines of war in her world, she had never been around soldiers with such devotion and passion.

 

~Neena~

The Assassin finally arrived in the hangar. She spotted Nocturne, Lumiara, and Locke, and understood the situation in a few seconds. She scowled. "I've found you Guardian!" Neena called to Nocturne. She drew her bow, and fired off a single darkness powered arrow before dashing forward quickly. The Assassin did not intend to let a prisoner escape so easily.

 

 

Kyle looked at their surroundings and knew they'd be in trouble if things went bad.  He braced himself, preparing to summon his Keyblade if needed.

(If it's okay, I'd like to change my Keyblade to one I came up with myself, not much of an artist so I can't draw it, but I can provide a description)

[Twilight Town, Beachfront]

[Nightwing Squad]

"No, hold off a little longer."

Raven nodded quietly and stayed put as was instructed of their new ally. He had monitored the exchange rather closely and, despite the fact that the prisoner has been identified as a hostile, worried about his state of health. Force interrogations are too taxing for those involved, regardless of what position anyone is in. Mental stress is something I am not fully trained to deal with. Edge pressed on with the interrogation. "Let's just say I'm curious. I'm almost done .If you are so willing to share your moralities and motives, then please do. And after that, I want a full description of the master plan for your invasion of the worlds and profiles of your leaders. Please." In a break of bearings and discipline, Raven flinched slightly in reaction to the tone, and the medic was fully aware of what he had done as he caught himself and recomposed himself. Thankfully I'm behind the guy. I can afford to loosen up just a little. Good ol' Hawk and Sparrow have my back.

 

[Kyle and Aeleus]

The break in discipline caught Hawk's attention as he shot a glance over, then returned his own attention to Aeleus and Kyle. Both he and Sparrow were trying to confirm the newcomer's intentions, somewhat relieved that possible allies have finally shown themselves, but mostly wary of the idea that this could all be an elaborate ploy for someone to harm Master Aqua. As Sparrow patiently awaited for Aeleus's response, Hawk noticed Kyle's body movement. At the same time the stranger was bracing himself, the faithful rifleman quickly kneel and his cold gaze only hardened at the boy; his rifle still pointing down at the ground but held close to his body for an immediate response. Sparrow saw his buddy's movement from the corner of his eye and was quick to address the boy. "Lets not do that, sir," the squad leader firmly yet calmly asserted, "we don't want any trouble here."

 

[Rydia]

"You guys are always so strict. You must take your duties very seriously."

Luna was startled when Rydia spoke as she softly yipped. The girl was so focused on trying to identify threats and watching the scene unfold between Kyle and Hawk that she had unconsciously tunnel-visioned and forgot about her new allies. Her eyes wide from both fear and anxiety, the timid girl finally replied, "I'm sorry. I hope it doesn't bother you, but being serious about our duties like this is very normal for all of us. But that's a very keen observation: those boys are really strict. Well, those three anyways..." The memories of Kiwi not too long ago was enough for Luna to know that at least one of them was the 'special' exception as she cracked a smile. "If it helps, the last one is so aloof that it all sort of balances out."

 

[Decolor Ship, Neena]

"I've found you Guardian!"

The voice warranted Nocturne's attention as he turned his head to see the person who was addressing him, still managing to run in the direction of ‘out of here’ while doing so. But it was the incoming arrow that caught his attention instead, and the escaping Guardian had to think fast. Incoming discs coming from front, projectile coming from my side. So that means… Quickly loosening his body, Nocturne did the most sensible thing as he did a combat dive forward. His years of training with his rifles came in handy as his arms auto-leveled the weapons. Now prone on the hanger floor and sliding forward, the new position allowed the guardian to use the ground as a stabilizing platform as he twitched his head slightly to the right, aligning his eye to the scope of his sub-rifle and managing to sight one of the programs who had the audacity to engage him. His next move was instinctual as his right index finger reflexively squeezed, and the hair trigger on the rifle was all too happy to oblige as an energy bolt screamed towards one of the ‘obstacles’ in his way.

Edited September 26, 201510 yr by Javelin434

[sorry about the long wait, especially to you RP Host. Long story short: s**t hit the fan hard and I was tasked {read: forced} with handling the situation. I'm burned out and exhausted, but for god's sake I love Rikunobody's RPs and it would be criminal for me to stop. Well that and RPing seems to be a stress reliever for me so... heer we go!] (heh, well, considering my slow posting of late, I can't really blame you for the same thing. Sorry that you had to hear you had some troubles, but I'm glad you're still in, Jav.)

(If it's okay, I'd like to change my Keyblade to one I came up with myself, not much of an artist so I can't draw it, but I can provide a description)

(Go for it. Most purely cosmetic adjustments you might want to do with your character should be fine.)

 

{Twilight Town: Beach; Estate}

Aqua shook her head after Raven's suggestion she look away. She needed to see and understand what was going on. What was going on horrified her, but what if that was the sacrifice necessary to protect everything?

"Give up your soul to allow others to keep their's." She thought.

The Ulthor Agent kept up his steely exterior, but there were cracks showing. Veins in his neck and forehead were showing up as he tried to keep a hold of himself. He was seeing things he swore couldn't be there. Illusions? Drugs? He wasn't sure what it was, but the rational bit of his brain that was trying stay in charge knew he was in bad trouble.

"You think I'm stupid." He said, strain evident in his voice. "You did something to me, and now you expect me to...to..."

The Agent's eyes went unfocused for a moment, then he looked around slowly and carefully, his eyes growing bigger. He seemed to be trying to draw himself closer together, like he was trying not to be noticed.

"They're everywhere..." He whispered, terror in his voice.

Aqua's jaw tightened with this development. She didn't want to see this, but she couldn't just leave. Still, she looked away for a moment, to take a steadying breath. As she was looking away, she noticed some of the other Guardians observing something. Feeling she had a reason now to walk away, Aqua started towards Luna, Rydia, and Ghost.

 

{Twilight Town; Beach}

"I am Aeleus, former apprentice of Ansem the Wise and Organization XIII member. Currently, I am involved with a little group dubbed 'Vanguards'. With me is a young Keyblade wielder named Kyle."

He glanced up at the diminishing space battle above Twilight Town. Well, that was one world down. He returned his stony features to Sparrow, who he gazed at with a blank expression.

 

{Twilight Town; Train Station}

Leah managed a smiled for Celas and Noctis. It was only sort of a vote of confidence from them, but she'd take what she could get. Lacuna merely shrugged almost imperceptibly.

"Right." Rolud said, looking over the team, grinning. "This should be fun."

Taking a pair of dice out of a jacket pocket, The Gambler sauntered through the portal.

"Good luck." Dilan said, though it sounded a bit forced, like he didn't believe in luck.

"Thanks." Leah answered, then went through the portal herself.

"'The ants go marching one by one-'" Lacuna sang under her breath as she stepped through the portal.

 

{Montressor Space Port; Docks}

Lacuna emerged to see Leah trying to steady herself against a wall of a docks office as Rolud beamed over the limited view of the port. The Void Witch's nose wrinkled a little at the smells of a busy and only clean in place spaceport.

"Ah!" Rolud exclaimed. "Civilization."

 

{Disney Castle: Decolor Ship; Hanger}

<Oh, this is so much fun.> the voice said in Nocturne's mind.

One of the program's went down from Nocturne's shot. A few were trying to get out of his way, while a couple tried to press their attack on the sliding Guardian.

Lumiara made a dash for the door while Locke protected himself from his last attack.

"Forget the soldiers!" Lumiara yelled to Nocturne. "Get to the doors!"

Unscathed by the Graceful Assassin's energy strike, Locke dispelled his barrier. He took a moment to reacquire his foe, then waved his cane to send a Ruin spell at Lumiara. The spell connected with the Assassin's back, sending him sprawling to the ground with a yell.

 

{Destiny Castle: Decolor Ship; Hallways}

Ienzo nodded.

"I'm sorry to hear that." He said sincerely. "My parents died when I was young. All I really remember was being in Master Ansem's care. And the other apprentices. Then Xehanort came around and things got far from normal."

Proceeding in silence, the Schemer put his questions about interpersonal relationships to focus on the next step in his plan. Eventually, the hallway ended in a vault style door with four guards on it.

"Ah." Ienzo exclaimed. "Keyblade Containment."

Reaching into one of her his sleeves, Ienzo produced a simple looking pass card. He offered it to one of the guards for inspection. After a moment, the guard handed it back, saluted, then typed in a code in the keypad.

"It is rather interesting to theorize how to circumvent the abilities of a Keyblade." The Schemer said conversationally to Severa as the door slowly opened. "I have often wondered if the weapon would actually be able to function like an ignition key for a motor vehicle. The wording of the Keyblade's power suggests not, but sometimes descriptions of legendary items tend to favor poetics rather then strict facts."

The door finally came too stop, revealing both Sora and Ventus in sleeping pods.

"And here we are." Ienzo finished.

(Awesome, here is the new Keyblade: Ryutora (Ryu = Dragon, Tora = Tiger) Yinyang keychain connected to dragon head with horns twisting around to form the guard. Dragon's neck is handle, leading to wings that fold in, forming the blade, wrapped around a tiger coming out, with the tiger's head being the key part. The dragon is black, and the tiger is white.)

 

"Hello." Kyle said, when Aeleus introduced him, bowing his head a little, while still keeping vigilant of his surroundings.

~Edge~

"Yes, they're everywhere. I'll let them get you too..." Edge began, but trailed off as Aqua left. He felt a little bad for scaring her off, but this was necessary. At least he thought so. "UNLESS you answer my questions friend. I want to know why you do what you do. I want to know planned invasion routes, and I want to know as much as you do about your leaders. Now." The Ninja Prince said, his voice becoming dangerously intense. If the man didn't break now, Edge would go ahead and put him out of his misery.

 

~Rydia~

"Oh don't worry, it's not discomforting. It's really quite admirable." Rydia noted with an affirmative nod. She laughed a little bit at her comment about Kiwi. From her experience with him so far, that certainly seemed true. Rydia noticed the Keyblade Master coming by, and turned to face her. The Summoner of Mist smiled towards the blue-haired woman. "Your name is Aqua right? And you're the VIP here from what I understand." Rydia asked.

 

~Severa~

"It says it can unlock anything, not just be a key for anything." Severa responded to his thoughts. "At least, that's what I've heard. I don't have one, so it's not like I would know." She continued, walking into the Keyblade Containment room. She looked in wonder at the sleeping pods in front of them, and gave a long whistle in appreciation. "We aren't going to do anything are we? Just leave them here?" The Wanderer asked. That seemed likely, considering that they didn't want their positions as traitors to the Decolor yet. And doing something like freeing keybladers sounded pretty obvious.

"Stop playing around please." Celas said. "We need to find Mr. Silver."Noctis nodded slowly while looking around."That, and we should take care of any Decolor idiot."Th Dark Master sighed and looked at Rolud."Do you know the way, Gambler man?"

{Twilight Town: Beach}

"Don't worry about the guards." Aeleus said softly to Kyle. "Their doctrine directs them to aid Keyblade Wielders. As long as you do nothing megalomaniac, you should be safe with them."

 

{Twilight Town: Estate}

Wide eyed terror twisted the Ulthor Agent's face. So many...

"I don't know." He managed. "I was only told about the mission here. Director Locke said it would be safer. We just want to make things safe again."

A new terror seized the agent, and he looked around wildly.

"And if I told anything, they'd take me to the citadel, and then she'd come for me!"

Away from the interrogation, Aqua nodded to Rydia.

"I guess so." She replied.

She attempted a smile.

"Who knew getting lost for 10 years or so would boost your importance."

 

{Disney Castle: Decolor Ship; Max Security Holding cells}

Ienzo glanced around the room casually, then shrugged.

"Sadly, no." He admitted. "With Nocturne's escape still in progress, this ship is in lock down. To be honest, they might be the last ones we save."

He waved a hand and two small electronic devices appeared in his hand.

"Now, that doesn't mean we can't last he ground work."

He took on of the devices in his other hand, then offered the second device to Severa.

"If you would please fit this to the underside of the control panel for Ventus's pod. These should allow us to free these two at a moment's notice."

 

{Montressor Space Port; Docks}

Rolud gave Noctis a hurt look.

"Hey, you forget I was formerly in their employ." He objected. "And not everyone in the Decolor are idiots."

The Gambler looked thoughtful.

"Though a few certainly are." He admitted.

"Describe Silver." Lacuna said.

"Cyborg." Rolud answer, glancing at the witch. "Big gut. Usually smells like food. He's most likely going to be at a local pub. This way."

The Gambler headed out in the flow of the Montressor streets. Lacuna looked over at Leah, who was staring up at the grand view of the space port. Several grand ships were pulling out under full solar sails. Sighing, the Void Witch pulled Leah along.

"Alright." he said back, relaxing a little.

~Edge~

Edge glanced to Raven, his eyes saying something like: 'See? Told you so.' He looked back to the Agent. "Where and what is the Citadel? Who is Director Locke? And who is this 'she'?" Edge pressed on. "This is it, just tell me this, and I'll save you from all of it." Edge promised his poor, poor victim. He was intending to make good on his word. As soon as this guy said something worthwhile, he would end this and get things moving again.

 

~Rydia~

The Last Summoner had to laugh. "Trust me, getting lost for a while helps out a lot. Happened to me too. Swallowed by a whale, several years later I come back and you wouldn't believe how badly my friends butts were getting kicked! It's like they couldn't do anything without me." Rydia said with a cheery smile, not noticing that Aqua's was more apprehensive than joyful.

 

~Severa~

"And we definitely want that." Severa noted, taking the device from Ienzo, and sauntering over to the pod. She bent down and affixed the device to the opening mechanism of the pod. The device made a small click sound and a small red light turned green, which seemed like it would mean that it was working. She glanced over to her partner. "So once we can figure something out for them, a quick click of a remote and their out right? Sounds good."

Noctis looked at Rolud and sighed."Is that so?"Celas pinched Noctis' cheek while looking at the retreating Rolud."Be nice. Nocto." She said to the Prince. "You can make a few enemies here if you talk like that."Noctis didn't had the chance to respond, since he was being dragged on by the Dark wielder.

{Twilight Town: Beach; Estate}

Aqua shook her head after Raven's suggestion she look away. She needed to see and understand what was going on. What was going on horrified her, but what if that was the sacrifice necessary to protect everything?

"Give up your soul to allow others to keep their's." She thought.

The Ulthor Agent kept up his steely exterior, but there were cracks showing. Veins in his neck and forehead were showing up as he tried to keep a hold of himself. He was seeing things he swore couldn't be there. Illusions? Drugs? He wasn't sure what it was, but the rational bit of his brain that was trying stay in charge knew he was in bad trouble.

"You think I'm stupid." He said, strain evident in his voice. "You did something to me, and now you expect me to...to..."

The Agent's eyes went unfocused for a moment, then he looked around slowly and carefully, his eyes growing bigger. He seemed to be trying to draw himself closer together, like he was trying not to be noticed.

"They're everywhere..." He whispered, terror in his voice.

Aqua's jaw tightened with this development. She didn't want to see this, but she couldn't just leave. Still, she looked away for a moment, to take a steadying breath. As she was looking away, she noticed some of the other Guardians observing something. Feeling she had a reason now to walk away, Aqua started towards Luna, Rydia, and Ghost.

 

{Twilight Town; Beach}

"I am Aeleus, former apprentice of Ansem the Wise and Organization XIII member. Currently, I am involved with a little group dubbed 'Vanguards'. With me is a young Keyblade wielder named Kyle."

He glanced up at the diminishing space battle above Twilight Town. Well, that was one world down. He returned his stony features to Sparrow, who he gazed at with a blank expression.

 

{Disney Castle: Decolor Ship; Hanger}

<Oh, this is so much fun.> the voice said in Nocturne's mind.

One of the program's went down from Nocturne's shot. A few were trying to get out of his way, while a couple tried to press their attack on the sliding Guardian.

Lumiara made a dash for the door while Locke protected himself from his last attack.

"Forget the soldiers!" Lumiara yelled to Nocturne. "Get to the doors!"

Unscathed by the Graceful Assassin's energy strike, Locke dispelled his barrier. He took a moment to reacquire his foe, then waved his cane to send a Ruin spell at Lumiara. The spell connected with the Assassin's back, sending him sprawling to the ground with a yell.

"Hello." Kyle said, when Aeleus introduced him, bowing his head a little, while still keeping vigilant of his surroundings.

~Edge~

"Yes, they're everywhere. I'll let them get you too..." Edge began, but trailed off as Aqua left. He felt a little bad for scaring her off, but this was necessary. At least he thought so. "UNLESS you answer my questions friend. I want to know why you do what you do. I want to know planned invasion routes, and I want to know as much as you do about your leaders. Now." The Ninja Prince said, his voice becoming dangerously intense. If the man didn't break now, Edge would go ahead and put him out of his misery.

 

~Rydia~

"Oh don't worry, it's not discomforting. It's really quite admirable." Rydia noted with an affirmative nod. She laughed a little bit at her comment about Kiwi. From her experience with him so far, that certainly seemed true. Rydia noticed the Keyblade Master coming by, and turned to face her. The Summoner of Mist smiled towards the blue-haired woman. "Your name is Aqua right? And you're the VIP here from what I understand." Rydia asked.

{Twilight Town: Beach}

"Don't worry about the guards." Aeleus said softly to Kyle. "Their doctrine directs them to aid Keyblade Wielders. As long as you do nothing megalomaniac, you should be safe with them."

 

{Twilight Town: Estate}

Wide eyed terror twisted the Ulthor Agent's face. So many...

"I don't know." He managed. "I was only told about the mission here. Director Locke said it would be safer. We just want to make things safe again."

A new terror seized the agent, and he looked around wildly.

"And if I told anything, they'd take me to the citadel, and then she'd come for me!"

Away from the interrogation, Aqua nodded to Rydia.

"I guess so." She replied.

She attempted a smile.

"Who knew getting lost for 10 years or so would boost your importance."

"Alright." he said back, relaxing a little.

~Edge~

Edge glanced to Raven, his eyes saying something like: 'See? Told you so.' He looked back to the Agent. "Where and what is the Citadel? Who is Director Locke? And who is this 'she'?" Edge pressed on. "This is it, just tell me this, and I'll save you from all of it." Edge promised his poor, poor victim. He was intending to make good on his word. As soon as this guy said something worthwhile, he would end this and get things moving again.

 

~Rydia~

The Last Summoner had to laugh. "Trust me, getting lost for a while helps out a lot. Happened to me too. Swallowed by a whale, several years later I come back and you wouldn't believe how badly my friends butts were getting kicked! It's like they couldn't do anything without me." Rydia said with a cheery smile, not noticing that Aqua's was more apprehensive than joyful.

[i shall append for Nocturne later. For now I need to get this out there so I can get back to the RP spirit]

 

[Twilight Town, Beachfront Estate. Nightwing Squad]

 

Raven visibly puckered his lips as he watched the prisoner's rapidly deteriorating conditions. Uh oh... I don't think I'm gonna like this at all. He didn't know what to do for a situation like this; after all, subterfuge and eavesdropping was their preferred method for obtaining information. As Aqua walked off to the others, he decided to stay put and continue listening to the exchange between Edge and the captive threat. Although I gotta hand it to 'em, this is pretty efficient. Blunt, but efficient... His thoughts were confirmed when the agent revealed another name, and a location. Catching Edge's gesture, the medic could only look down in shame and defeat; No point trying to argue with a person who made more headway with information versus a squad with three and a half heads. The interrogation continued, and Raven could only listen intently on what the agent had to elaborate on the newly revealed information.

 

[Aeleus, Kyle, Rydia]

Meanwhile...

"I am Aeleus, former apprentice of Ansem the Wise and Organization XIII member. Currently, I am involved with a little group dubbed 'Vanguards'. With me is a young Keyblade wielder named Kyle."

Sparrow returned the blank expression as he nodded towards the silent hero. Hawk scoffed when he heard the name 'Vanguard,' but otherwise kept his vigilance on Kyle as he continued to monitor him for any signs of a threat. Vanguards? I wonder if they're a different division of us? Nah, that can't be. We're the only ones right? Kyle's greeting did nothing to ease the tension between the two groups, but it was a start.

Kiwi's voice once again cackled through the earpiece. "You two aren't doing a very good job of 'looking friendly.' Just saying."

Dammit Kiwi, Sparrow thought as he visibly relaxed. Hawk carefully stood back up, unsure what to make of the news as he stayed there, unmoved. "Apologies, Aeleus," the squad leader nodded in affirmation, “Kyle, if you are a keyblade wielder, summon your blade to confirm his claim.” If the boy could summon the keyblade, Sparrow knew he’d have a lot of explaining to do on behalf of the squad, and possibly become a recipient for a mean spirited lecture from the Enforcer who was not too far from the two of them in the not too distant future.

 

Not too far from Aeleus and Kyle, Ghost and Luna decided to take the claim at face value as they breathed a sigh of relief. Aqua’s arrival would have made Luna be on guard once again, but knowing that there were four boys with hurty ranged weapons gave the girl all the justification she needed to relax.

"Your name is Aqua right?” Rydia asked the master, “And you're the VIP here from what I understand."

Luna nodded silently; Ghost smirked at the guardian’s response.

"I guess so. Who knew getting lost for 10 years or so would boost your importance."

"Trust me, getting lost for a while helps out a lot. Happened to me too. Swallowed by a whale, several years later I come back and you wouldn't believe how badly my friends butts were getting kicked! It's like they couldn't do anything without me."

Ghost smiled at Rydia’s story; it was reassuring to hear that their newfound allies could really hold off on their own if all this diplomacy gave way to open combat. She finally added to the conversation, “Sounds like one very interesting adventure. I wonder how all this will compare once we see the end of this seemingly daunting campaign.” She turned to face the master. “I hope you’re doing ok, master. It must be overwhelming for you to go through all this in such a short timeframe.”

 

 

[Decolor Ship: Hanger]

Oh, this is so much fun. Oddly enough for Nocturne, he couldn't help but agree with that statement as he started executing his recovery move. Fun wasn't a term he was familiar with in his professional vocabulary, and given the circumstances he was in, didn't want to inquire any further. His forward momentum still going strong thanks to his previous move, the Guardian quickly pressed his rifle down onto the hanger floor, forcing the weapon to become stationary. Relaxing his arms for a moment, he allowed just a little bit of the weapon to slide under him, then quickly pressed down with all his might to launch himself into the air. The resulting front flip allowed him to get a snapshot of what was happening behind him, and didn't like what he saw. 

 

"Forget the soldiers! Get to the doors!"

 

He would have helped, the speed of his flip didn't allow for a shot, and the verbal order by Luminara now overrode any attempts for further assistance. Heeding his savior's demand, Nocturne shifted his focus on landing just right to conserve as much of his forward momentum as possible. However, his previous attempt of trying to render aid shave off precious milliseconds of his attention, and the ground leveled off a little faster than he had anticipated. He managed to stick the landing, but only barely as he stumbled on the next several steps, struggling to regain his balance while still pressing on with his charge towards freedom. 

Edited December 29, 20159 yr by Javelin434

"As you wish." Kyle said, holding his arm in front of him, hand outstretched. He called forth his Keyblade, which appeared in his hand. It's Keychain was a Yinyang connected to a black dragon head with horns twisting around to form the guard, with the dragon's neck being the handle, leading to wings that fold in, forming the blade. The wings wrapped around a white tiger that was coming out from the wings, with the tiger's head being the key part. "It is called Ryutora." he said.

"As you wish." Kyle said, holding his arm in front of him, hand outstretched. He called forth his Keyblade, which appeared in his hand. It's Keychain was a Yinyang connected to a black dragon head with horns twisting around to form the guard, with the dragon's neck being the handle, leading to wings that fold in, forming the blade. The wings wrapped around a white tiger that was coming out from the wings, with the tiger's head being the key part. "It is called Ryutora." he said.

[Twilight Town, Beachhead]Aww crap, Sparrow thought to himself as he watched Kyle summon his keyblade. Hawk shifted a little in his stance, keeping his rifle close and finally relaxing his posture. "Alright then," Sparrow addressed to both Kyle and Aeleus, "I guess it's safe to consider you both allies. So then, what brings you two here? Oh, and please explain more about this 'Vanguard' group. You can come a little closer if you want; we're not afraid of keyblade wielders such as yourself, Kyle."

Edited December 20, 20159 yr by Javelin434

(My character is going to be moved over to the Ragnarok II RP.)

Edited February 25, 20169 yr by KHLegendIII

{Twilight Town: Beach}

"Thank you." Aeleus said curtly to Sparrow's all clear to approach.

He began striding forward, though he kept a slower gate to keep himself as none threatening as possible.

"The Vanguard was to be a simply a group of concerned citizens from all worlds that would come together to prevent little problems from becoming big problems." He explained as he advanced. "As we are currently in the middle of several big problems, we've been doing our best to coordinate resistance activities and obtain information. Hence why we wished to contact you."

 

{Twilight Town: Estate}

"High security prison." The agent gabbled. "The citadel is one of the places we stick people deemed to dangerous to leave alone. It...it's protected by an Atlantian shield generator. Agent Sinclair and Director Locke got that."

He tensed up even more.

"Director Locke said that was to be secret. Said no one was to know. He'll be mad."

All color drained from his face as an old thought returned.

"And Miss Mors will be furious. She has no mercy. For Wielders, or those who help them. And I'm helping!"

The agent's words become less coherent as he started looking around, as if accepting the wraith of Miss Mors to come at him from anywhere.

Across the courtyard, Aqua considered Rydia's story. She had to admit, she felt the same. Gone for a bit, and everyone she knew was in trouble. And now it was her job to get them out.

"A little." Aqua admitted to Ghost. "But we don't have time to slow down, so I'll get use to it as I go."

 

{Disney Castle: Decolor Ship; Max Security Holding Cells}

Ienzo casually followed suit with Severa and planted his little troublemaker on the underside of the control panel for Sora's pod.

"With any luck, they'll be well rested when we need them." The Schemer commented with a sniff, double checking that both devices were showing their ready lights.

Confident everything was green, Ienzo snapped his fingers, and the green shine disappeared.

"Don't need anyone noting extra lights." He commented.

He smiled and nodded at a job well done.

"My my, we seem to be running out of mischief to be getting up to in this ship. You have any requested stops before we see how the bridge is doing?"

 

{Montressor Space Port: Docks}

While he kept his back to the prince, Rolud did smirk. With how tight that guy was strung, he was fun to mess with. Yes, the Gambler was having much more fun switching sides. Yes, the odds were against them, but the dice were still rolling. Maybe the Lady would smile on them.

"This place is huge." Leah said, agog.

"Uh-huh." Lacuna answered, pulling the girl along.

"But it's curving!"

"Uh-huh."

"But how does it do that?"

"Uh-huh."

Rolud led the way through the smelly streets on the space port, occasionally pausing to read street signs. He finally stopped outside a building where singing could be clearly heard within.

"Alright." The Gambler said, smiling at his compatriots. "In you go and get our cook."

"And you'll be doing?" Lacuna asked, suspiciously.

"Hey, I have a tab here and I'm a little light on cash. Y'all can go in without causing a scene. Maybe."

 

{Disney Castle: Decolor Ship; Hanger}

Programs chased after Nocturne as he ran for the closing exit. A few threw discs, in an attempt to slow him down.

Lumiara cursed under his breath as he scrabbled onto his hands and knees. His eyes widened when he noticed a shadow of something over head. He threw himself forward, avoiding Locke's attack. The Ulthor Director hit the ground with the end of his cane, causing a mini shockwave to blast out. It caught the Graceful Assassin, tossing him a few feet further, and leaving him groaning.

Locke went in for the kill, his sword blade glinting brightly in the battle lights of the hanger, but Lumiara managed to twist his scythe around, deflecting the sword into the ground.

Kyle followed behind Aeleus, dismissing his Keyblade as he looked around.

"It is amazing what people manage to build, isn't it"Celas said calmly to Leah."The things you learn once you leave your own world behind.""And here I thought our technological advances were impressive," Noctis commented as he rubbed his cheek. "Truly a sight to behold."The Dark Warrior then turned to the Gambler."That's too bad," She said with a smile, and a small hint of sarcasm, "Causing a scene is what we do best.""Celas, please don't do anything stupid." Noctis said."Of course not, Beloved," Celas said as she wrapped her arms around the Prince's arm, much to said Prince's obvious discomfort. "A lady is not supposed to act THAT way. Now, let's go inside. We have a target to find."Celas pulled Noctis inside the pub."This is not going to end well," Noctis thought.Once inside the Dark master looked around. After trying to find any sign of the target Celas whistled loudly. Noctis just forced himself to not facepalm."Hey! I'm looking for Long John Silver," she said. "I have something to discuss with him. If you could point me in the right direction, I would be very grateful."